tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post7904797728712278092..comments2024-03-28T19:02:37.054+00:00Comments on More than Writers: The Baby in the Bark Lodge, by Ben Jeapesauntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-83795270395662710282017-11-10T16:05:00.810+00:002017-11-10T16:05:00.810+00:00Hear hear! That carol is so beautiful, both the w...Hear hear! That carol is so beautiful, both the words and the haunting melody. <br /><br />There's nothing wrong with the European imagery, but it has dominated far too much. The Holy Family were all Jews! And although there was a manger, there's no mention of a stable (weren't animals housed inside many poorer 1st century dwellings?) and there's also no mention of a donkey anywhere in the text. I do love the traditional imagery (it has its place) but we must be careful not to conflate it with what the text actually says. It's icing, as you say - not the real message.Philippa Lintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18168681041793334803noreply@blogger.com